NBA First Look: Sunday, December 20th
The NBA First Look, complete with sortable odds, offensive rankings, and DvP rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming slate. If you have any statistics that you would like to see added, feel free to post a comment below.
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First Look Legend
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Team Total | The implied number of points a team is expected to score based on the Vegas line and total. |
| PPG | The number of points scored per game by each team. |
| Total +/- | The difference between a team’s implied total and their average points scored per game. |
| Pace | The number of possessions a team averages per game. |
| Proj. Pace | The difference of each team’s pace compared to the league average. The differences are then combined to come up with projected pace. |
| Pace +/- | The difference between a team’s pace and the projected pace of that night’s game. |
| Total FPs | The total number of fantasy points allowed by each team. |
NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines
| Road Team | Home Team | Favorite | Spread | Total | Tip-Off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves (10-16) | at | Brooklyn Nets (7-19) | BKN | -1.5 | 203.5 | 1:00 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers (11-17) | at | Miami Heat (15-10) | MIA | -5.5 | 194.0 | 1:00 PM |
| Philadelphia 76ers (1-27) | at | Cleveland Cavaliers (17-7) | CLE | -16.5 | 197.0 | 3:30 PM |
| Milwaukee Bucks (10-18) | at | Phoenix Suns (12-16) | PHO | -6 | 204.5 | 5:00 PM |
| Atlanta Hawks (16-12) | at | Orlando Magic (15-11) | ORL | -1 | 200.0 | 6:00 PM |
| Sacramento Kings (10-16) | at | Toronto Raptors (17-11) | TOR | -5 | 207.0 | 6:00 PM |
| New Orleans Pelicans (7-19) | at | Denver Nuggets (11-15) | NO | -1 | 206.0 | 8:00 PM |
Team Offense Rankings
| Team Offense | Opponent | Team Total | PPG | Total +/- | Pace | Proj. Pace | Pace +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | PHI | 106.8 | 101.6 | 5.2 | 95.3 | 96.1 | 0.8 |
| Toronto Raptors | SAC | 106.0 | 99.8 | 6.2 | 96.1 | 99.7 | 3.6 |
| Phoenix Suns | MIL | 105.3 | 104.8 | 0.5 | 102.0 | 99.0 | -3.0 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | DEN | 103.5 | 101.2 | 2.3 | 99.2 | 98.7 | -0.5 |
| Brooklyn Nets | MIN | 102.5 | 96.1 | 6.4 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 0.1 |
| Denver Nuggets | NO | 102.5 | 97.7 | 4.8 | 98.0 | 98.7 | 0.7 |
| Sacramento Kings | TOR | 101.0 | 104.6 | -3.6 | 102.1 | 99.7 | -2.4 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | BKN | 101.0 | 102.1 | -1.1 | 98.6 | 98.3 | -0.3 |
| Orlando Magic | ATL | 100.5 | 100.7 | -0.2 | 98.2 | 98.0 | -0.2 |
| Miami Heat | POR | 99.8 | 96.0 | 3.8 | 95.7 | 94.7 | -1.0 |
| Atlanta Hawks | ORL | 99.5 | 101.0 | -1.5 | 98.3 | 98.0 | -0.3 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | PHO | 99.3 | 95.9 | 3.3 | 95.5 | 99.0 | 3.5 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | MIA | 94.3 | 101.3 | -7.1 | 97.5 | 94.7 | -2.8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | CLE | 90.3 | 91.4 | -1.2 | 99.3 | 96.1 | -3.2 |
Defense vs. Position Rankings
| Team Defense | vs. PG | vs. SG | vs. SF | vs. PF | vs. C | Total FPs | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia 76ers | 11 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | Cleveland |
| Sacramento Kings | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 28 | Toronto |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 21 | Phoenix |
| Denver Nuggets | 28 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 24 | New Orleans |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 17 | Brooklyn |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 29 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 26 | Denver |
| Toronto Raptors | 2 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | Sacramento |
| Brooklyn Nets | 27 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 25 | Minnesota |
| Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | Orlando |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 7 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 18 | Miami |
| Orlando Magic | 20 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 14 | Atlanta |
| Phoenix Suns | 26 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 20 | Milwaukee |
| Miami Heat | 3 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 4 | Portland |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Philadelphia |
Note: The DvP rankings listed above are on a per-48 minutes basis and are based on FanDuel’s scoring system. They are updated at night when the First Look is published and then again in the morning when the previous night’s game are accounted for in the rankings. The higher the number, the worse that team is at defending that position. For instance, the team that is ranked 30th against point guards has allowed the most fantasy points to that position.